1951 S Ben Franklin Half Dollar

CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1951 S Ben Franklin Half Dollar Value | CoinTrackers at a minimum of $13, one in perfect condition can be worth $60 or more. (see details)...

Type:Ben Franklin Half DollarYear:1951Mint Mark: SFace Value: 0.50 USDTotal Produced: 13,696,000 [?]Silver Content: 90% Silver Weight: .3617 oz.Silver Melt: $5.86Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in poor condition will be valued at somewhere around $13,
while one in "perfect" condition can bring $60. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say poor, we mean worn more than would be expected from a coin in this age, and perfect meaning it looks "perfect" without flaw and possibly even certified. [?].

Additional Info: Mint mark on reverse near the top of the liberty bell. S stands for San Francisco.

Numismatic vs Intrinsic Value:
This coin in poor condition is still worth $7.14 more than the intrinsic value from silver content of $5.86, this coin is thus more valuable to a collector than to a silver bug. Coins worth more to a collectors may be a better long term investment. If the metal prices drop you will still have a coin that a numismatic would want to buy.

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Current silver melt value* for a 1951 S is $5.86 and this price is based off the current silver spot price of $16.21 This value is dynamic so bookmark it and comeback for an up to the minute silver melt value.

**When we say that 13,696,000, of these coins were produced or minted in 1951 this number doesn't always match the actual circulation count for this coin. The numbers come from the United States mint, and they don't reflect coins that have been melted, destroyed, or those that have never been released. Please keep that in mind.

***Price subject to standard supply and demand laws, dealer premiums, and other market variations. Prices represent past values fetched at auctions/estate sales, certified coins being sold by dealers, and user submitted values. While we wholeheartedly try to give honest price estimates there are many factors besides appearance, metal content, and rarity that help make up the coins overall value.